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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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